Eight years after her previous album, "Usotsuki Mishio," Mai Mishio's latest album, "Turn Around," is an ambitious work co-produced by Takuro Okada and mastered by Alex DeTurk, an engineer at New York's The Bunker Studio who has worked on Big Crown Records releases and with David Bowie and D'Angelo.
In addition to rearranged and re-recorded versions of her signature tracks "Sayonara, Sayonara" and "Muinai na Denwa," the album features a diverse selection of tracks that transcend the boundaries of band sound, including "Cheek Time," which incorporates Chicano soul and '60s pop vibes, and "Things I've Done
" a danceable track with a mellow, tropical vibe that also hints at Brazilian psychedelia.
The album lies somewhere between retro and vintage, leaving listeners with a deep sense of satisfaction. The artist photo was created by photographer Katsuhide Morimoto. Art director Nagato Tetsuya layered the photograph on paper and re-photographed it with a macro lens, creating an image that visualizes the work in a minimalist and noble way, becoming a symbolic artwork.
released November 19, 2025
All Songs Written by Mai Mishio
(‘Quiet Night’ English translation by Atto Armoo)
The recording members of Goodfellas are
Mai Mishio (Vocal, Backing Vocal, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Bass, Piano )
Tomoyuki Ōtsuka (Electric Bass)
Mitsuhisa Sakaguchi (Piano, Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Synthesizer)
Kazuhiko Masumura (Drums,Percussion,Cuíca)
mmm (Flute, Voice)
Takuro Okada (Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Twelve-string Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Electric Bass, Wurlitzer, Mellotron, Farfisa, Synthesizer,Percussion)
Sound Produced and Arranged by Takuro Okada, Mai Mishio
Recording Engineer by Shinsuke Sasakura, Takuro Okada, Kazuhiko Masumura, Mai Mishio
Mixed by Takuro Okada at OKD Sound Studio
Mastered by Alex DeTurk at The Bunker Studio
Mastering Assistant Heoliny Jung at The Bunker Studio
Recorded at Walk On Soli Studio, OKD Sound Studio, Studio Aoyama, Smalltalk Studio. From July To September 2025
Art Directed and Designed by Tetsuya Nagato
Photographs by Katsuhide Morimoto
English Consultation by Moe Ishii
Management by Takayuki Tashiro(Lemon House Inc.),Sachiko Fukuo(Lemon House Inc.)
Executive Producer by Takayuki Tashiro(Lemon House Inc.)
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Mai Mishio - Turn Around
Mai Mishio - Turn Around
